/ Short Courses /
Start date:
August 2024
Places:
Places are awarded on a "first paid first serve" basis due to demand
Cost / delivery:
£175 / 1 day, (10am – 4.30pm)
This one day course will explore theoretical concepts and will include case presentations and practical sessions.
What you will cover
Audio and visual examples will be shown of actual session material which will promote honest and interesting discussions about the role of the music therapist and enables participants to explore their feelings about the work.
Outcomes / what you will learn
This day will provide an introduction to music therapy, specifically the approach taught on the post graduate MA course at the University of Roehampton.
It is very useful for anyone wishing to undertake a career in music therapy and for those who would like to find out more about what is actually involved in practice.
An electronic certificate of attendance will be emailed on successful course completion.
Details
Intended audience
This day will be useful for anyone wishing to find out more about music therapy. It details how music therapists work in a variety of different settings. It will be beneficial to those wishing to satisfy curiosity, and also enable those who may wish to consider training as a music therapist to reflect on their motivations and skills.
Participants will be expected to engage in small group discussions and participants will be encouraged to explore improvisation both with small percussion and their own instruments if they wish. Comfortable clothing should be worn.
Suggested reading
The books in italics at the start of each section are considered to be more readable and less academic, therefore would suit those looking for an introduction of the topics covered
Suggested reading on music therapy (general)
Darnley-Smith, R. and Patey, H (2004) Music Therapy, London: Sage Publications.
Bunt, L. and Hoskyns, S. (Eds) (2002) The Handbook of Music Therapy, London: Routledge (NB a new edition of this book is planned for 2018)
Pavlicevic, M (1999) Music Therapy: Intimate Notes, London: JKP
Bunt, L. and Stige, B (2014) Music Therapy an Art Beyond Words, London: Routledge
Compton-Dickinson, Odell-Miller, H. and Adlam, J. (2012) Forensic Music Therapy, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edwards, J. (2016) Oxford Handbook of Music Therapy, Oxford: OUP
Karkou, V (Ed) (2010) Arts Therapies in Schools, Research and Practice, London: JKP
Levinge, A. (2015) The Music of Being. Music Therapy, Winnicott and the School of Object Relations, London: JKP
Magee, W.L. (2013) Music Technology in Therapeutic and Health Settings, London: JKP
Oldfield, A and Flower, C (2008) Music Therapy with Children and their Families, London: JKP
Oldfield, A, Tomlinson, J and Loombe, D (Eds) (2015) Flute, Accordion or Clarinet? Using the characteristics of our instruments in Music Therapy, London: JKP
Pavlicevic, M (2005) Music Therapy in Children’s Hospices, London; JKP
Sinason, V. (2010) Mental Handicap and the Human Condition: an analytic approach to intellectual disability, London: Free Association Books. Revised edition
Strange, J. Odell-Miller, H. and Richards, E (eds) (2017) Collaboration and Assistance in Music Therapy Practice, London; JKP
Sutton, J. and De Backer, J (2014) The Music in Music Therapy, London: JKP
Tomlinson, J. Derrington, P. Oldfield, A. (Eds) (2012) Music Therapy in Schools. Working with Children of All Ages in Mainstream and Special Education London: JKP
Twyford, K. and Watson, T. (2008) Integrated Team Working. Music Therapy as Part of Collaborative and Transdisciplinary Approaches, London; JKP
Watson, T. (2007) Music Therapy with Adults with Learning Disabilities, London: Routledge.
Watson, T. (2014) ‘Relationship and Communication in Music Therapy: A Response to North’ in Psychology of Music, 42, 800-808
Wigram, T. Pedersen I.N. and Ole Bonde, L. (2002) A Comprehensive Guide to Music Therapy Theory, Clinical Practice, Research and Training, London: JKP
Wigram, A (2004) Improvisation Methods and Techniques for Music Therapy Clinicians, Educators and Students, London; JKP
Infant interaction
Stern, D.N. (1991) Diary of a Baby, London: Fontana
Sunderland, M. (2007) What Every Parent Needs to Know: The Incredible Effects of Love, Nurture and Play on Your Child’s Development, London: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Edwards, J. (Ed) (2011) Music Therapy and Parent-Infant Bonding, Oxford University Press Music, Music, G. (2011) Nurturing Natures. Attachment and Children’s Emotional, Sociocultural and Brain Development, Psychology Press, East Sussex
Nocker-Ribaupierre, M. (2012) ‘The mother's voice in early childhood: implications for music therapy’ in British Journal of Music Therapy 25 (2) pp.6-18
Reid S (Ed) (1997) Developments in Infant Observation, London Routledge
Rustin, M and L Miller (1989) Closely Observed Infants, London; Duckworth Publishers Ltd
Stern, D.N. (1985) The Interpersonal World of the Infant. A view from psychoanalysis and developmental psychology, New York: Basic Books.
Autism and aspergers syndrome
Williams, D. (1993) Nobody Nowhere, London: Corgi, and other books by the same author
Atwood, T. (2006) The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Baron Cohen S and (2008) Autism and Asperger Syndrome. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Higashida, N (2007) The Reason I Jump: One Boy’s Voice from the Silence of Autism, Random House; London
Silberman, S. (2016) Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter about People who Think Differently, London: Allen and Unwin
Tantum, D (2013) Autism Spectrum Disorders Through the life Span, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2nd edition)
Trevarthen, C., Aitken, K. Papoudi, D. and Robarts, J.Z. (1996) Children with Autism, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Autism and therapy
Alvarez, A. and Reid S (1999) Autism and Personality, findings from the Tavistock Clinic, London: Routledge.
Brown, S. (1994) ‘Autism and Music Therapy: Is Change Possible?’ In British Journal of Music Therapy, 8, 1.
Groups
Davies, A. and Richards, E. (Eds) (2002) Music Therapy and Group Work: Sound Company, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Barnes, B., Ernst, S. and Hyde, K. (1999) An Introduction to Groupwork, a Group Analytic Perspective, England: Macmillan Press Ltd.
Behr, H., and Hearst, L. (2005) Group Analytic Psychotherapy: a Meeting of Minds, London: Whurr.
Davies, A., Richards, E., Barwick, N. (2014) Group Music Therapy a Group Analytic Approach, London; Jessica Kingsley Publishers Wright, H (1989) Groupwork: perspectives and practice, Harrow: Scutari.
Training
Pavlicevic, M. (1997) Music Therapy in Context. Music, Meaning and Relationship, London; Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Chapter 13 ‘Why do we become therapists?’
Sobey, K. and Woodcock, J (1999) ‘Psychodynamic Music Therapy. Considerations in Training, in Cattanach, A. (Ed) Process in the Arts Therapies, London; Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Baker, F. and Wigram, T (2005) Songwriting. Methods, Techniques and Clinical Applications for Music Therapy Clinicians, Educators and Students, London; Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Journal
British Journal of Music Therapy (available online via SAGE publications)
The Arts in Psychotherapy (eslevier.com)
Tutors
Maria Christina Papadopoulou
Online Tutor
Maria Christina Papadopoulou studied the piano and the pedal harp. She studied at the Royal Academy of music in London and is now a PhD candidate in Music Composition at the University of Surrey, UK.
Maria is the winner of the first prize at the Wales international Harp Competition 2010 in the pop-jazz amplified harp category presenting and performing her own compositions on the harp. Before entering the experimental music world as MC & The 7 Pedals, she had collaborated as a harpist with the National Symphony Orchestra of Athens among others.
Maria Christina has performed on Later with Jools Holland on BBC2, has recorded for the BBC Radio 1 studios, and has performed all over Europe. She was invited to perform live her debut album ‘Gluten free’ on BBC6 with Tom Robinson.
She has played at the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, The Roundhouse, National Portrait Gallery, Bush Hall, 606 jazz club, Montreal Jazz International Festival and have toured and collaborated with Katie Melua, Soft cell, Alani, Jeremy Reed, Pete Long, Georgina Jackson and Psarantonis.
After graduating from Roehampton University (MA in Music Therapy) in London, Maria Christina has been working as a music therapist in hospitals, hospices, prisons and schools for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties. She co-ran Richmond Voices, a choir for people with learning difficulties. She is the co-founder of ‘Be With’ an NGO where the main focus is on delivering concerts and music therapy sessions in hospitals and prisons. She is also delivering the Foundation Music Therapy course at Roehampton University. She is also project leader of Sofar Sounds in Athens, Greece.
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10th August 2024, 10am – 4.30pm